Vol 62 No 22 | ALGERIA Deep State in plain sight 4th November 2021 Le pouvoir had a reckoning with Islamism long before the Arab Spring and still dominates despite Hirak’s efforts at revolution Algeria's 'Deep State' has never gone away. Popular unrest decided le pouvoir (the powers-that-be) in favour of overseeing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's removal and throwing his...
Vol 62 No 17 | ALGERIAMOROCCO How far can they fall (out)? 26th August 2021 The break in relations with Morocco, announced by Algeria's urbane Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra, on 24 August confirmed the continuation of their cold war – stoked by sim...
Vol 62 No 16 | ALGERIAMOROCCO Spy chiefs on manoeuvres 5th August 2021 Rival security agencies and factions are battling for influence in both Rabat and Algiers, feeding worsening regional tensions The recent media reports suggesting Moroccan security services were using the Pegasus spyware by Israel's NSO – possibly with the financial support of the United Arab Emirate...
Vol 62 No 12 | ALGERIA Cracking down on the Hirak 10th June 2021 While Algeria's establishment seeks new legitimacy from Assemblée populaire nationale elections set for 12 June, opponents are coming under a wave of suppression and elite f...
Vol 62 No 6 | ALGERIAUNITED STATES Mutual distrust 18th March 2021 Algeria is unlikely to help in counter-terror efforts, and Russia is ahead in Covid diplomacy Returning in February from another bout of Covid treatment in Germany, President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has sought to gain momentum before opposition El Hirak (The Movement) and fact...
Vol 62 No 1 | ALGERIA In intensive care 7th January 2021 President Tebboune's long stay in Germany raises questions about his grip on power while the military is keen to flex its muscles abroad There were glimmers of hope when a civilian president with a reformist reputation, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, was elected after mass protests ended his strongman predecessor's 20-year r...
Vol 61 No 22 | ALGERIA Sick of everything 5th November 2020 The 74-year-old President, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, is seriously ill with Covid-19 while the body politic shows no signs of recovery either. The turnout for the 1 November referendum ...
Vol 61 No 20 | ALGERIA Which way is Tebboune facing? 8th October 2020 A month ahead of a constitutional referendum and parliamentary elections, the country is deeply divided over the government’s claims of reform Supporters of President Abdelmajid Tebboune, backed by army Chief of Staff Major General Saïd Chengriha, have presided over the crushing of the oligarch culture that thrived under...
Vol 61 No 14 | ALGERIA Reshuffles and releases 9th July 2020 There was something for everyone to celebrate on Independence Day, 5 July, as President Abdelmajid Tebboune named 74-year-old Major General Saïd Chengriha as his permanent Chief of...
Vol 61 No 13 | ALGERIA Locking down the system 25th June 2020 The elite is using the pandemic to consolidate its position while the grass-roots opposition struggles to regain traction President Abdelmajid Tebboune's government is emerging from the coronavirus crisis financially much poorer but more politically secure, as the lockdown has given the post-Abdelaziz...
